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5K runs in April 2026

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The Eggcellent Easter Orange Run is the first event in the five day series where you can earn the fantastic easter egg medal in orange!
  • Thu 2 Apr 2026
  • £23-£27
Egham, Surrey, UK

Eggcellent Easter Orange Run | 5K

The Eggcellent Easter Orange Run is the first event in the five day series where you can earn the fantastic easter egg medal in orange!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
The Eggcellent Easter Pink Run is the second event in the five day series where you can earn the fantastic easter egg medal, this time in pink!
  • Fri 3 Apr 2026
  • £23-£27
Egham, Surrey, UK

Eggcellent Easter Pink Run | 5K

The Eggcellent Easter Pink Run is the second event in the five day series where you can earn the fantastic easter egg medal, this time in pink!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
The Eggcellent Easter Green Run is the third event in the five day series where you can earn the fantastic easter egg medal, this time in green!
  • Sat 4 Apr 2026
  • £23-£27
Staines, Surrey, UK

Eggcellent Easter Green Run | 5K

The Eggcellent Easter Green Run is the third event in the five day series where you can earn the fantastic easter egg medal, this time in green!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
You'd be an April Fool to miss this one. Enjoy a trip up the flat and event towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal from Rodley. One to warm the depths of your heart.
  • Sun 5 Apr 2026
  • £14-£16
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Lets Motor along the Towpath | Rodley | 5K

You'd be an April Fool to miss this one. Enjoy a trip up the flat and event towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal from Rodley. One to warm the depths of your heart.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Age 16 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
The Eggcellent Easter Purple Run is the fourth event in the five day series where you can earn the fantastic easter egg medal, this time in purple!
  • Sun 5 Apr 2026
  • £23-£27
Staines, Surrey, UK

Eggcellent Easter Purple Run | 5K

The Eggcellent Easter Purple Run is the fourth event in the five day series where you can earn the fantastic easter egg medal, this time in purple!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
Treat yourself to these Easter races around the beautiful Chasewater Reservoir! With a range of races on offer, there's something for everyone!
  • Sun 5 Apr 2026
  • £20
Brownhills, Staffordshire, UK

Chasewater Easter Egg Challenge | 5K

Treat yourself to these Easter races around the beautiful Chasewater Reservoir! With a range of races on offer, there's something for everyone!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km multi terrain running + 380 ft ascent
The Eggcellent Easter Blue Run is the fifth and final event in the five day series where you can earn the fantastic easter egg medal, this time in blue!
  • Mon 6 Apr 2026
  • £23-£27
Staines, Surrey, UK

Eggcellent Easter Blue Run | 5K

The Eggcellent Easter Blue Run is the fifth and final event in the five day series where you can earn the fantastic easter egg medal, this time in blue!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
Come and get involved in this Love it or Hate it Run!
  • Sat 11 Apr 2026
  • £23-£27
Staines, Surrey, UK

Love it or Hate it Run | 5K

Come and get involved in this Love it or Hate it Run!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
Join in at the beautiful Haughley Park for the Haughley Festival of Running and join like-minded runners tackling a variety of distances on the day within the 4 or 6-hour time limit.
  • Sun 12 Apr 2026
  • £27-£29
Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK

Haughley Festival of Running | 5K

Join in at the beautiful Haughley Park for the Haughley Festival of Running and join like-minded runners tackling a variety of distances on the day within the 4 or 6-hour time limit.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 230 ft ascent
The aim of the midweek runs is to hold events as cheaply as possible in order for people to be able to build their numbers or simply to help people achieve their own goals at an affordable price.
  • Fri 17 Apr 2026
  • £20-£27
Staines, Surrey, UK

Midweek Medal Madness Run | 5K

The aim of the midweek runs is to hold events as cheaply as possible in order for people to be able to build their numbers or simply to help people achieve their own goals at an affordable price.

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
Not make it into The London Marathon but still fancy getting a super awesome medal based on the iconic race set in the capital city?
  • Sat 18 Apr 2026
  • £23-£27
Staines, Surrey, UK

The London Run | 5K

Not make it into The London Marathon but still fancy getting a super awesome medal based on the iconic race set in the capital city?

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
Didn't get a ballot entry into The London Marathon 2026? Don't panic, come and run with Saturn Running instead!
  • Sun 26 Apr 2026
  • £22-£27
Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan, UK

The Nearly But Not Quite London Marathon - Wales | 5K

Didn't get a ballot entry into The London Marathon 2026? Don't panic, come and run with Saturn Running instead!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
On the same day as the famous marathon in London, why not come along to The "Other" Run? Complete 5K and earn a Zig Zag medal too.
  • Sun 26 Apr 2026
  • £27-£29
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

The Other Run | 5K

On the same day as the famous marathon in London, why not come along to The "Other" Run? Complete 5K and earn a Zig Zag medal too.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 18 & over
  • 5 km road running + 764 ft ascent
  • Sun 12 Apr 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire, UK

Boston UK Marathon | 5K Fun Run

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 18 Apr 2026
Glasgow, Glasgow City, UK

Glasgow Green 5K/10K/Half Marathon | 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 19 Apr 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK

Northstowe Half & Toms Trust 5K | Toms Trust 5K

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Thu 23 Apr 2026
Anywhere

St George's Day Virtual

  • 1 day multi terrain running
  • Wed 29 Apr 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Piglove by the River 10K & 5K | 5K

  • 5 km trail running + 193 m ascent

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